sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
natural; reasonable; understandable
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
by myself; in person; by oneself
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative